Italian neo-fascism, between rupture and nostalgic myth of Mussolini
A few months after the end of the Second World War, Italian neo- -fascism reorganised itself into a party, the Italian Social Movement (1946-1995), a direct heir to the fascist tradition. In this text, we will analyse how the ruptures in Italian neo-fascism took place, considering three main moments...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) |
| Repository: | Estudos Ibero-Americanos |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/44741 |
| Online Access: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/iberoamericana/article/view/44741 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Neofascismo Mussolini Italia Mito Neofascism Italy Myth Itália |
| Summary: | A few months after the end of the Second World War, Italian neo- -fascism reorganised itself into a party, the Italian Social Movement (1946-1995), a direct heir to the fascist tradition. In this text, we will analyse how the ruptures in Italian neo-fascism took place, considering three main moments: the context of the migration of former fascists to communism or Christian democracy; the disputes between the internal currents of the MSI: the majority conservative centre, the revolutionary republican inspiration of Saló and the spiritualist fascism of Julius Evola; finally, the normalisation of the MSI in political life in the 1990s and its subsequent dissolution. Throughout its history, and even in the next phase, the post-fascist National Alliance, the MSI questioned fascist doctrine, suffered internal contrasts between a stabilising function in an anti-communist key and anti-system praxis, but hardly questioned the Mussolinian myth, which continues to influence the Italian right. |
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